Professor Philip Zimbardo‚ leader of the Stanford prison experiment considered three questions before initiating one of the most significant experiments to human phycology. He asked; ‘What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does the situation outside of you come to control your behaviour? Or do the things inside you such as your attitudes‚ your values and your morality etc. allow you to rise above a negative environment? The experiment was intended to last two weeks‚ but was terminated
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What were the speaker’s goals of the speech? (Recall the three main goals that we discussed in class). To pose a question for society and try to answer it in the best way he can but also in hopes for someone to find an exact answer one day‚ also to reignite the people to think more about space and future interactions with our people or other beings. b. Discuss the historical or societal context in which this speech falls. For example‚ Dr. King’s speech was delivered during a time when marginalized
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Rhetorical Analysis of Michelle Obama Speech First Lady of the United States‚ Michelle Obama‚ expressed her thoughts on why Hillary Clinton was the ideal candidate to acquire the status as president‚ during her speech at the Democratic National Convention on July 25‚ 2016. Mrs. Obama’s purpose is to persuade all people of the United States to vote for Hillary Clinton. She creates a hopeful tone in order to convince the audience of why Hillary is the perfect selection as the next president. Michelle
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Devon Bartholf 3 October 2013 ELON—The co-founder of Apple‚ Steve Wozniak described the original goal behind his inventions in simple terms yesterday afternoon‚ emphasizing the importance of creativity and innovation in a technical environment. Wozniak gave the address at Elon University’s Fall Convocation‚ opening up with one of his key points. “I was basically making the world less ugly and making the computer usable by people‚” said Wozniak. “We knew we had the product that would change
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In this speech Reagan was trying to bring together the east and the west sides of Berlin. He showed this by pointing out specific people such as Mr. Gorbachev and the soviets stating that they should take down the wall that separated East and West Berlin. He wanted to appeal to the german people and show that we were there for them and would help them. He also was saying that we support them. Reagan was calling out the Russians for keeping the wall up and not allowing them to tear it down. This wall
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Watson’s HeforShe Speech Analysis The purpose of Emma Watson’s speech at the UN headquarters in New York was to launch the HeforShe campaign and to outline what the true meaning of feminism is supposed to be. The campaign was to strive to build a world where men and women have equal rights also taking away the notion that gender inequality is a problem only faced by women. In the course of convincing the audience‚ and showing reasons to join the fight‚ the speaker uses three rhetorical methods which
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prosperity was beginning to disintegrate. America was in a downward spiral towards corruption‚ poverty‚ chaos‚ and financial instability. Barack Obama delivers an empowering inauguration speech‚ in 2008‚ bringing forth that Americans need to unify in order to return America to its rightful and bestowed place. In his speech‚ Obama utilizes an assuring tone to emphasize unity and the restoration of America also; he alludes to historical instances to convey a sense of legacy within the American people. Barack
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Patrick Henry Speech In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention”(1775) Patrick Henry convinced colonist to fight against Britain; he constructed extensive use of three main rhetorical devices in his speech to persuade colonist to go to war and fight for what they truly desire. Presenting his speech in House of Burgesses‚ Henry sincerely respected his audience to gain their respect and attention to comprehend his urgency. Patrick Henry said in his speech “listen to the song of that siren till she
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In Churchill’s speech‚ back in October 29‚ 1941 for the Harrow School for Boys‚ the use of rhetorical devices such as ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos made the speech very well executed. Due to this‚ he truly connected‚ made an impact on‚ and influenced the public audience. The introduction alone really established a connection with the students at Harrow. After the "very terrible catastrophic events" Churchill feels a deep connection with the audience talking about the misfortunes evoking sorrow; thus
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The speech of Stuart Scotts was an emotional speech who won an award for being an example public figure who never gave up and beat cancer. As he was on the stage he has represented a fighter against cancer and a father. His speech was so moving because he spoke how he fought cancer‚ the struggles he had to face and who there to support him. As he was giving his speech there were some humor jokes. The way he uses many rhetorical questions to make the audience think and engaging them. However‚ he uses
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